Combined sled and box



A.- PETERSON COMBINED SLED AND BOX Filed Avril 5, 1922 gnvewfot J1.refer-son.

Patented Nov. 11, 1924.

AUGUST PETERSON, OF

TRIUMrH, lvrrnnnsore.

' COMBINED SLED AND BOX.

Application filed April 5,

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, AUcUsT PETERSON, a citizen of theUnited States,residing at Triumph, in the county of Martin and State of Minnesota,have invented certain new and useful ln'iprovements in Combined. Sledsand Boxes; and I do hereby declare the following to bee full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The primary object of this invention is the provision of an articlewhich may be constructed from a single blank of sheet material,preferably metal, and which will combine a box and a sled, and whichwill obviate the use of separate parts outside of fastening means, thearticle being of the nature of a toy which may be drawn over asupporting surface in substantially the same manner as a sled oranalogous article.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent and suggest themselves asthe nature of the invention is understood.

lVhile the drawings illustrate an embodiment of the invention it is tobe understood that in adapting the same to meet different conditions andrequirements, various changes in the form, proportion and minor detailsof construction may be resorted to without departing from the nature ofthe invention.

Referring to the accompanying drawings forming a part of theapplication,

Figure 1 is a top plan view of a combined sled and box embodying theinvention, the dotted lines indicating the outline of the blank fromwhich the article is formed,

Figure 2 is a side view thereof, and

Figure 3 a cross section on the line 3-3 of Figure 1.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and designated in the several views of the drawings by likereference characters.

As herein before stated, the article is constructed of a single sheet ofthin material, such as metal, which may be of any required gage bestadapted according to the size of the article when completed. The sheetmetal blank is preferably of oblong form and has portions partly cuttherefrom and bent to provide the elements of the box and the runnersand connections of the sled. Portions 1 are cut from an end of the blankand are discarded. These cut away portions 1922. Serial No. 549,712.

g are of quadrant shape. Triangular shaped portions 2 are likewise cutfrom the blank and are considered as waste, since they form no part ofthe completed article. The flaps 3 comprisedbetween'the cut awayportions 1 and 2 constitute sections of the, sides of the box. The part4 forward of a straight line connecting the cut away portions 2 constitute the, front of the box, the same being bent upwardly on thedotted line connecting the cut away portions 2. The flaps 3 are bent on,the dotted lines connecting'the cut away portions 1 and 2. Triangularportions 5 are cut away fro-m the opposite end portions of the blank andthese cut away portions 5 correspond with the cut away portions 2, thecut away portions 2 and 5 on the same side of the blank being reverselydisposed. Opposite side portions 6 are partly cut from the blank and arebent upwardly on the dotted lines connecting the cut away portions 1, 2and 5, whereby to form the sides of the box. The part 7 in the rear ofthe cut away portions 5 is adapted to be bent upwardly on the dottedline connecting said cut away portions to form the back of the box. Theflaps 8 at opposite ends of the part- 7 and in line with the cut awayportions 5 are adapted to be bent on the dotted lines and constitutesections of the sides of the box. The central portion 9 of the blank,having the parts 4 and 7 at opposite ends and the parts 6 at oppositesides, constitutes the bottom of the box and the bed of the sled. Shorttransverse slits 10 are formed in the corner portions of the part 9 andare v the front section 4 constitutes a part of the side marginalportions 14 and serves as a cross piece for connecting the front ends ofthe runners.

The blank, being formed substantially in the manner stated, is bent onthe dotted lines, the tongues 11 of the brace sections 12 passingthrough the cuts 10 and bent to retain the parts in position. The endportions of the parts 3, 6 and 8 overlap, as

indicated most clearly in Figure .1, and the overlapping portions aresecured by means of rivets or in any preferred way. The top The parts13, ad- 95 edges o l the, ends and sides are. bent, as indicated at 16,to stiffen and reinforce-the parts and prevent a sharp edge which wouldbe liable to cut the hand.

What is claimed is:

A combined sled and box formed from single blank of material, the samehaving portions cut therefrom and: discarded and other portions partlycut therefrom and bent; to form runners, at cross piece connecting' thefront ends'of the runners, a bottom, a front,,a,back, and sides, thefront. and back eachhaving opposed flaps which flaps form arts of thesides and the ends of which overlap and are secured to correspondingends of the sides, connecting portions intermediate the runners andbottom and disposed inwardly of theends of'the bottom, said connecting;portions of a length equal to the length of said flaps, triangular'portions, formed: on the. connecting portions by maximum length isobtained from a sheet of metal oi given size, and the amount of metaldiscarded is reduced to a minimum. In testimony whereof I afiix mysignature in presence of two Witnesses;

AUGUST PETERSON. Witnesses:

F. S. SoHWALnN, A. E. ANDERSON.

